Nearest Communities to Salem,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Salem, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Salem:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Salem is located in Marion County and is the County Seat.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Clay, Clinton, Fayette, Jefferson, Washington & Wayne.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 159 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Salem. Of these communities, 135 are located in counties other than Marion County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Salem (which is Marion County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Salem
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Marion County (where Salem resides)
- County Website: https://marioncountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Tonti
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tonti is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonti
- Selmaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selmaville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmaville
- Bannister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brubaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brubaker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker
- Odin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cartter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Hubbard Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Woods
- Kell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sandoval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Omega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Kinmundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Union Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Hickory Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helm is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Bond County
- County Website: https://bondcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Bond: Greenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Keyesport Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keyesport Landing is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport Landing
- Tamalco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tamalco is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamalco
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hookdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Pleasant Mound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Dudleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Smithboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- County Website: https://claycountyillinois.org/
- County Seat for Clay: Louisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Xenia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oskaloosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oskaloosa is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
- Cruse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cruse is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse
- Kenner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Iola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riffle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
- Flora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Hoosier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Clinton County
- County Website: https://clintonco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Clinton: Carlyle
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shattuc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boulder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ferrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ferrin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrin
- Hoffman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keyesport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Light Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
- North Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Harbor is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harbor
- Panorama Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Posey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carlyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Royal Lake Resort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Lake Resort is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lake Resort
- Beckemeyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stolletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stolletown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolletown
- Bartelso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Snearlyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snearlyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snearlyville
- Effingham County
- County Website: https://effinghamcountyil.gov/
- County Seat for Effingham: Effingham
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Gilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southmore Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Southmore Heights is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmore Heights
- Flemingsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flemingsburg is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Fayette County
- County Website: https://www.fayettecountyillinois.gov/
- County Seat for Fayette: Vandalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Augsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Augsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Saint Peter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilberton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
- Farina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shobonier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Loogootee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Confidence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- La Clede
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Bluff City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
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- Saint James
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint James is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Hagarstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vandalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Avena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jimtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Vera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vera is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Shafter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shafter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
- Pruett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pruett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett
- Sefton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sefton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sefton
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Mount Vernon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Texico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Divide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Shields
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Cravat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cravat is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravat
- Idlewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Stratton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stratton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Camp Ground
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Drivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Webster Hill Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Webster Hill Estates is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Hill Estates
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roaches
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bluford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Marcoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Bakerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Opdyke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Bonnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dareville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Waltonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Rive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtonco.illinois.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Nashville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Wamac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Noltings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noltings is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noltings
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alda is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
- Hoyleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huegely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huegely is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huegely
- Pyramid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pyramid is located in Washington County
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- Beaucoup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaucoup is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaucoup
- New Minden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Radom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- DuBois Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DuBois Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois Center
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- County Seat for Wayne: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Orchardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchardville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
- Zenith
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zenith is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Greathouse Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Ford
- Crisp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crisp is located in Wayne County
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- Keenesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keenesville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesville
- Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Blue Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Point is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Keenes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rinard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Wayne City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Cisne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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